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Silent3

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50. I've been getting away with eating sweet potato fries fairly often...

Reply to Dark n Stormy Knight (Reply #46)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 01:03 AM

Jul 2013

...two to three times per week. It's probably only once every 3-4 weeks I eat regular fries.

It's not like sweet potato fries are that much healthier, but they at least carry a few more nutrients along with the fat and calories, and the servings are typically smaller than I see for regular fries, around 350 calories or so.

I eat a lot of things that I'm sure many of today's food puritans would frown upon, but it's working well for me, and my diet is certainly way better than before. I got a check up after I'd lost the first 50 lbs and my cholesterol was all the way down to 133. I had good blood work numbers all the way around.

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Giving McDonald's eaters calorie guides did not curb bad eating habits [View all] The Straight Story Jul 2013 OP

When you want a Big Mac... Chipper Chat Jul 2013 #1

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Posting calorie counts is not forcing everyone to live by someone else's beliefs. W_HAMILTON Jul 2013 #16

I think it's so interesting that so many, even here on DU, are upset when information is provided. Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #18

I don't have a problem with it The Straight Story Jul 2013 #19

stopped there the other day d_r Jul 2013 #6

The truth about McDonalds' success FrodosPet Jul 2013 #37

thats pretty much spot on d_r Jul 2013 #39

I LOVE the orange popsicles! SheilaT Jul 2013 #54

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Same goes for a quarter pounder with cheese. Lugnut Jul 2013 #55

The problem is, none of the food is in a good healthy calorie range! hedgehog Jul 2013 #3

What is a good range? dkf Jul 2013 #5

Google is your friend Dark n Stormy Knight Jul 2013 #45

Comparing a 390 calorie fiesta salad vs 550 Big Mac...not such a biggie. dkf Jul 2013 #4

but most who get the big mac will also get the fries and soda JI7 Jul 2013 #51

I get the Big Mac every once in a while. dkf Jul 2013 #52

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Yep. By the time you're in the McD's drive thru, I don't think Butterbean Jul 2013 #10

Again, as many here have noted, that's not true for all. I go to McD's about three times a year, Dark n Stormy Knight Jul 2013 #46

I've been getting away with eating sweet potato fries fairly often... Silent3 Jul 2013 #50

Big suprise, people go to fast food place for fast food RB TexLa Jul 2013 #9

I would think it may deter some Politicalboi Jul 2013 #11

I don't know, it seems to help me and my family. I might not keep me out of the restaurant Ed Suspicious Jul 2013 #13

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Whether it deters me or not, it's information I like to have. nt AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #15

Your quote ends with a typical attitude. Igel Jul 2013 #17

I think it's pretty clear that a lot of people don't know what to do with the information. Dark n Stormy Knight Jul 2013 #31

Which is so much worse than being smug about your unhealthy food choices, 6000eliot Jul 2013 #40

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You were a lucky ducky SoCalDem Jul 2013 #25

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Kind of misses the point. DirkGently Jul 2013 #33

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Thanks. While it certainly wasn't easy... Silent3 Jul 2013 #49

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